The nutritional needs of older cancer survivors

Amber S Kleckner; Allison Magnuson

doi:10.1016/j.jgo.2021.12.007

The nutritional needs of older cancer survivors

J Geriatr Oncol. 2022 Jun;13(5):738-741. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2021.12.007. Epub 2021 Dec 11.

Authors

Amber S Kleckner¹, Allison Magnuson²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pain and Translational Symptom Science, School of Nursing, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States. Electronic address: amber.kleckner@umaryland.edu.
² Department of Medicine, Wilmot Cancer Institute, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 14534, United States.

Abstract

Older adults comprise a large proportion of cancer survivors, and older cancer survivors have distinct nutritional needs. Herein, we summarize nutritional needs of older cancer survivors, describe approaches to identify nutritional impairments, and provide guidelines for clinicians to address nutritional needs.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Cancer Survivors*
Health Services Needs and Demand
Humans
Neoplasms* / therapy
Survivors

Abstract

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